MANCHESTER Bankers and financial advisers volunteered to sort through donated goods for a future yard sale and painted inspirational sayings on walls Wednesday at the Manchester Homeless Services Center.

It was all part of the Granite United Ways annual Day of Caring, when an estimated 1,500 people volunteered at 160 different nonprofit locations.

Karrie Eaton, United Way spokesman, said the non-profits look forward to the day each year because many dont have the manpower to do the needed work.

Theres a lot of painting, she said, explaining the organizations dont have the staff to empty a room, paint it and then put everything back. Theres a lot of sweat equity going on.

Sprucing up city shelter

Among those providing some of that sweat was Ken Sheldon, state president of Bank of America, who with 10 others in the financial field took up brooms and paintbrushes to spruce up the Manchester Homeless Services Center at 140 Central St.

Weve been cataloging some donations. Theyre going to be holding a public yard sale, he said. Now were taking on some painting assignments.

Sheldon said he has worked in Manchester for about 20 years, and it was only through the Day of Caring that he came to learn about the center, which provides a hand up, not handouts to about 100 to 200 homeless people, according to Jake King, the centers director.

Painting inspirational sayings on the centers walls was one of the projects. Jared Breault of Bank of Americas Merrill-Lynch Wealth Management division, made certain Nelson Mandelas, It always seem impossible until its done, was perfect, using a rag to wipe away an errant bit of paint.

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